TripAdvisor Reviews Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Starkville, MS

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... the winding, stumpy channel.Our GPS was going crazy due to false readings generated by the water vegetation. At one point, we hit bottom due to the shallow water this time of the year. You can bet Capt. Bart had white knuckles and a few choice words to say, especially when we churned up mud at the harbor. Shallow water and treacherous entrance aside, it turned out to be a cute marina, which is a good thing since we will be here until tomorrow. We can ...

We finally left at 1:30 pm today. - five hours behind schedule -- so much packing! Marcia and Francisco both helped us pack and get ready. We had to give Quince a bath and pack clothes and food and supplies for six weeks of travel! And of course, take time for Travis to ride Drifter and take a tour on the Kubota. We went through SC, GA, AL and settled in Starkville, Mississippi. On the way, we stopped at two Flying J truck stops. TJ was able to meet some really nice truck drivers - one ...

... them a bit. I see jackets in some of the pics so it might be on the cool side. You can tell that the water is cleaner and calmer here....hope that trend continues. The winds have not been in their favor so all of today was motoring.

... he has been camping on the river for 8 days and was going to go into town to a motel for the night. We were going to use the marina courtesy car to restock groceries and volunteered to drop him off. We had some steak left over and had him on board for a treat. He is a river guide on the Colorado river and kayaks other rivers on his time off. And we thought we were adventurous.